In 2013, 19 prisons in the Netherlands closed because the country didn't have enough criminals to fill them. Now, five more are slated to close their doors by the end of the summer, according to

How cougars find each other in a vast landscape of mountains, raging water, thick forests, and rocky bluffs is one of life’s great mysteries for those of us who study mountain lions. I’ve spent many long hours contemplating this subject, and here's what I've…

It's been a Monty Python world lately -- and we're not even talking about the absurdity and silliness of current events, such as balloon boys and confessional celebrities.

The Celebrity Equinox's kitchen staff is preparing 10,000 meals, with guests even pitching in to help in the aftermath of the hurricane.

urban legends about McDonald's

The Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership is the Iditarod's second top sponsor to drop its financial support of the race this month.

In NYC, private preschools can cost more than $50,000, the typical rent is twice what it is nationally, and homebuyers are living in basements.

After a strenuous workout, top athletes and everyday exercisers regularly reach for energy bars, protein powders, or recovery drinks, thinking that these dietary supplements provide boosts that...

“I’m saving my right hand for the Lakers.” Bird was truly in his prime at the time.

Read 10 little-known facts about the drama-filled making of Fleetwood Mac's 1977 masterpiece, 'Rumours.'

The Bloodbath of B-R5RB or the Battle of B-R5RB was a massive-scale virtual battle fought in the MMORPG space game EVE Online in January 2014 (YC 116 in-game), possibly the largest player-versus-player battle in history at the time. The 21-hour-long conflict…

American folk musician

sculpture of ancient Greece

These people aren’t insensitive robots, mind you. Rather, they've been shown to possess a neurological condition that researchers call musical anhedonia...

New archaeological research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, went extinct in part because they were 'lazy'.

Andy Warhol. Blow Job. 1964. 16mm film transferred to video (black and white, silent). 41 min. at 16 fps. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1983. Courtesy The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. Digital…

A new exhibit at the Imperial War Museum uses seismic data collected during the war to recreate the moment the Armistice went into effect

Read 10 little-known facts about the drama-filled making of Fleetwood Mac's 1977 masterpiece, 'Rumours.'

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Hummingbirds are tiny (and I mean, tiny) birds. They use up energy very quickly and barely store any fat, so they really don’t have a backup generator to rely on if they come close to running out of fuel. I’m really interested in how they manage this limited…

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